switch on

phrasal verb

switched on; switching on; switches on
: to turn on (something) by turning or pushing a button or moving a switch, lever, etc.
I switched on the TV.
She switched the light on.

Examples of switch on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In recent days, Boeing alerted airlines to a potential issue with loose switches on the pilot seats of its 787 Dreamliner jets after one of the planes went into a sudden dive, injuring 50 people, The Washington Post reported. Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024 The sudden plunge was reportedly caused by a flight attendant accidentally hitting a switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a meal in the cockpit, according to the Wall Street Journal. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 This product includes a handy remote control to switch on various settings while you're seated on the couch or in another room. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 In the new features—which are available in beta now, but which Signal plans to roll out in a more final version in the coming weeks—Signal has made three changes, one setting that's now switched on by default and two that are opt-in features. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024 Get your replacement light bulb ready and fix the light bulb back into your light fitting, and ensure that this is fixed securely before switching on the fuse box and light switch. Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024 When they were switched on by an audiologist, the moving moment was captured on camera. USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 But what exactly Smith, 58, will feel after the warden switches on the gas is unknown, some doctors and critics say. Kim Chandler, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024 Since the launch in October, ground teams at JPL switched on the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment and ran it through some early tests. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2023

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“Switch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switch%20on. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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